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July 2008
   
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23/07/08 Is soil the first failure of the French Presidency?
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16/07/08 Commission's package on consumption, production and industry welcomed, but is sadly lacking in vision or ambition and full of contradictions
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14/07/08 Commission delays once more critical air pollution legislation
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08/07/08 A clear step toward greener products in Europe
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07/07/08 EU Biofuel targets must go
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01/07/08 Les Dix Tests Ecologiques pour la Présidence française
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01/07/08 EEB's Ten Green Tests for the French Presidency
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June 2008
   
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30/06/08
 The Slovenian Presidency: Good on energy and biodiversity, bad on soil, agriculture and waste
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17/06/08 EU Waste policy not fit for future
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13/06/08Environmental citizens' groups score victory on public participation
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11/06/08The RIGA European ECO Forum Appeal 11th of June on the Aarhus Convention
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11/06/08 NGOs appeal for stronger implementation of the Aarhus Convention for environmental democracy
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09/06/08 Aarhus Convention, the UN flagship international environmental democracy treaty, celebrates 10 years
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04/06/08 EU Waste deal decimates recycling targets
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May 2008
   
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29/05/08Press Advisory: New European Chemicals Agency must act on hazardous chemicals
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29/05/08Press Briefing: EEB calls for renewed negotiations on Access to Justice Directive
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21/05/08 Beneficial to cut air pollution from Europe's power plants
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21/05/08 EU set to lock down mercury
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April 2008
   
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29/04/08 Environmentalists urge Chancellor Merkel to demonstrate leadership on environmental matters as well
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24/04/08 Member States send Commission back to drawing board on the European Ecolabel
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23/04/08 European Ecolabel in danger of weakening
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10/04/08 EEB welcomes European Parliament's critical assessment of progress on EU environmental policy
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09/04/08 MEPs vote again for recycling and waste prevention - now EU governments must follow Parliament's example
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04/04/08 Environmental Groups call for credible biofuel safeguards- leaked documents show only cosmetic changes
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03/04/08 IMO clears the way for EU to clean up the air over European seas
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03/04/08 MEPs miss chance to protect consumers and workers from dangerous chemicals
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01/04/08 European Commission position on decaBDE up in smoke after European Court decision
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March 2008
   
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26/03/08 On course for full EU mercury export ban
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21/03/08 NGOs raise the alarm over Portuguese hydropower plan
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03/03/08 Social and Sustainable Development must guide EU policy - ETUC, EEB and Social Platform tell European leaders
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February 2008
   
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26/02/08 EEB welcomes Environment Committee's evaluation of European environmental policy
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25/02/08 Ecological Design - the first step to a sustainable society
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21/02/08 Environmental groups welcome UK government concern over biofuels
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21/02/08 Right time for battery charger proposal to power up
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14/02/08 EU needs waste prevention and recycling targets to help the climate
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January 2008
   
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23/01/08 Commisison Proposal out of Fuel
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04/01/08 Commission cracks down on poor performers
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December 2007
   
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21/12/07 EEB's Ten Green Tests for the Slovenian Presidency
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20/12/07 Good on climate and water, bad on pesticides and sustainable development: the Portugese Presidency
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20/12/07 EEB, IFOAM and BirdLife dismayed by ministerial block of Soil Framework Directive
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11/12/07 New Air Quality Law Too Foggy
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10/12/07 EU Environment Ministers called upon for effective soil protection
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November 2007
   
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23/11/07 Is the Sustainable Development Strategy Under-Developed?
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20/11/07 "CAP Health Check: Is there a doctor in the house?"
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16/11/07 First steps towards streamlining global solutions on mercury
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October 2007
   
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24/10/07 MEPs fold on mandatory pesticide use reduction
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09/10/07 European Parliament gives air polluters breathing space
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09/10/07

 Are MEPs being a bunch of sticks-in -the-muds?
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September 2007
   
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12/09/07 MEPs put health and environment at heart of pesticides regulation
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01/09/07 EU environment ministers are told: "You can solve water scarcity. Manage our water basins and reduce demand"
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July 2007
   
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18/07/07 EU drought/water scarsity strategy ignores water-wasting farmers
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10/07/07 "Saga is over": mercury in most measuring devices will soon be history
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02/07/07 EEB's Ten Environmental Tests for Portugese Presidency
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June 2007
   
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29/06/07 Good on climate, bad on Waste: The German Presidency
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29/06/07 Big picture politics: Adapting to climate change means holistic thinking
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29/06/07 Environmental Ministers water down EU Waste Policy
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28/06/07 EU mercury export ban edvances, safer liquid mercury storage now being considered
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28/06/07 EU ministers muddy waters on priority pollutants
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26/06/07 Environment ministers must reject EU plan to promote incineration
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26/06/07 EU Parliament's modest crack-down on pesticides
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20/06/07 EU Parliament votes for export ban and temporary storage of surplus mercury
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12/06/07 Trouble in store.EU must safely manage excess mercury
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11/06/07 Ministers open door for GMOs in organic food
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May 2007
   
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25/05/07 A real mouthful: Why mercury fillings should be banned
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22/05/07 "Ministers must seize initiative to reduce chemical water pollution"(in English and French)
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21/05/07 Media advisory - MEPs expected to insist on better poison controm for surface water (in English and French)
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21/05/07 Happy birthday, Natura 2000! (in English and French)
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14/05/07 EU Environment and Economic Policy: A new deal? (in English,  German and French)
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03/05/07 Heading closer to a robust EU mercury export ban
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03/05/07 “Put environment policy at the heart of the EU project”
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April 2007
   
27/04/07 Green groups deliver critical mid-term review of Barroso Commission (in English and French)
26/04/07 Ecolabel confusion on heat pumps
25/04/07 MEPs stick to costly concrete to manage floods
20/04/07 Timid EU ministers shirk tough restrictions on mercury devices
     
March 2007
   
29/03/07 European Parliament votes for organics
28/03/07 "Environmental financial instruments Green Paper too timid"
28/03/07 Commission is told: "Don't allow chemicals to foul our water"
21/03/07 Tapping the benefits: Failing to ensure clean water will costs EU citizens dear
07/03/07 Flawed answer to climate change crisis: EU leaders risk dead end forenergy and environment policies

February 2007
   
14/02/07 Protecting our native soil: EU law essential defence against climate change
13/02/07 MEPs vote for European recycling society - and to cut our waste
09/02/07 Face up to climate change challenge! Energy ministers warned
07/02/07 Cars and CO2

January 2007
   
31/01/07 Europe set to clean up fuels but stalls on cars
31/01/07 "Stop this toxic trade!": NGOs demand tough mercury limits
11/01/07 "Release Turkmen Environmentalist Now!"
10/01/07 Energy without power: EU Energy Package without teeth

December
   
20/12/06 EEB's Ten Green Tests for the German EU Presidency
20/12/06 EEB und DNR: 10 Grüne Prüfsteine für deutsche EU-Präsidentschaft
19/12/06 Low-key leaders: Finns weak on environmental policy progress
13/12/06 REACH: alive but not kicking
01/12/06 Verheugen's fake conversation? Industry Commissioner betrays climate change hopes
01/12/06 REACH, a deal too far

November
   
28/11/06 MEPs vote to waste less
24/11/06 MEPs to vote on burning wates issues
21/11/06 "Don't ignore green tax tool": Energy Ministers must use economics to support energy efficiency
14/11/06 EU citizens risk falling victim to Commission's indecision on REACH
14/11/06 Setback for health: EU Parliament shirks banishing mercury from measuring devices
10/11/06 Risky business: Phase-out mercury in chlorine industry

October
   
26/10/06 EU leading the way towards world mercury export ban
20/10/06 EU ministers must show they careabout cleanair for everybody
18/10/06 Protecting Europe's Groundwater: Parliament achieves precautionary safeguards
10/10/06 REACH - European Parliament committee backs safer chemicals rules

 September
   
28/09/06 EU countries missing opportunity to spur innovation in electronics
28/09/06 L'UE manque une occasion de promouvoir l'innovation dans l'industrie électronique
26/09/06 "Don't hold your breath": European Parliament allows air polluters long delay to clean up their act
22/09/06 A leadership deficit? Environmentalists raise alarm about EU's diminishing role in environmental reform
25/09/06 Shocking Decision: Commission tells EU countries: "stop subsidising renewable power"
22/09/06 Blowing in the wind: Weak law threatens Europe's soil
14/09/06 A healthy advance: European Parliament edges closer to eliminating mercury in the health sector
14/09/06 Council strong-arms Commission on eight nasty pesticides
11/09/06 European Commission to steam-roller Finnish nature reserve? (see also in Finnish)
09/09/06 Mercury Rising: EU must press on with urgent mercury export ban

 August
   
24/08/06 Poland to demonstrate its committment to nature conservation?

 July
   
20/07/08 US Government tries to undermine work of Aarhus Convention
19/07/06 Commission weak on EU water pollution controls
17/07/06 Citizens to foot the bill for the river polluters, say environmental NGOs
13/07/06 EEB's Ten Green Tests for the Finnish Presidency
12/07/06 EU lacks leadership to fight pesticides
04/07/06 A triumph for environmental transparency, but not for justice

 June
   
28/06/06 Two cheers for Austrian environmental leadership!
27/06/06 Environment Council sends mixed signals on Europe's environment
27/06/06 EU Council ignores the European Parliament on substituting dangerous chemicals
21/06/06 A breath of foul air: EP Environment Committee votes to weaken health protection safeguards
19/06/06 Red Card for Mercury! Time for total ban
16/06/06 "Not a bad start": EEB gives cautious welcome to EU Sustainable Development Strategy
15/06/06 Protect us from pollutants: EU Ministers must reject Commission's weak proposal on toxic chemicals in waste
13/06/06 European Parliament: mixed signals on Groundwater Protection
12/06/06 Will Commission ban hazardous pesticides or bend for powerful producers?
09/06/06 EU needs a strong vision and tough rules to achieve sustainable development (press release by EEB, ETUC and Social Platform)
08/06/06 Soiling its reputation: Is European Commission abandoning soil protection?
07/06/06 Fuelling extinction? Unsustainable biofuels threaten the environment
02/06/06 "EU energy policy needs strong environmental focus", says EEB President

 May
   
22/05/06 "Time is running out for our ecosystems." EU warned: Move from analysis to action
18/05/06 EU water management faces economic challenge
15/05/06 EU Environmental Action Programme is unambitious and risks losing control of European environment protection
15/05/06 The burning issue: Central Europeans challenge Commission on waste incineration

 April
   
25/04/06 European Parliament rejects weakening of Groundwater protection
12/04/06 EU Eco-label for growing media will promote more waste instead of less...
04/04/06 Business and environment federations jointly call upon Commission to maintain substantial funding for eco-innovation incl. joint letter

 March
   
23/03/06 NGOs call for moratorium on EuroMed trade liberalisation negotiations
14/03/06 The European Parliament: what a strong EU mercury strategy should look like!
07/03/06 Environment ministers must raise their game on thematic strategies and sustainable development, says EEB
06/03/06 Unions and NGOs urge EU leaders to make the renewed Lisbon Strategy work for truly sustainable development in Europe (for joint declaration, please click here)
03/03/06 Environmental organisations propose programme for ambitious and achievable EU Sustainable Development Strategy

 February
   
28/02/06 Statement by environmental NGO representatives to the high level group on competitiveness, energy and the environment
22/02/06 European Parliament's Environment Committee calls for earlier and wider EU mercury export ban
23/02/06 Slow application of SEA Directive undermines EU efforts to halt the loss of biodiversity by 2010
22/02/06 European Parliament's Environment Committee calls for earlier and wider EU mercury export ban
21/02/06 Mercury in measuring equipment: unnecessary health risk!